Join Pride in Our Workplace on 12/14, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, to celebrate the close of another year and to look ahead to all that is to
Join BAGLY for a day of activism and social justice! Build your skills as an advocate and leader, learn about public health, and connect with
Thanks to the efforts of five generous donors, Fenway Health would like to announce the launch of our Gender Affirming Care Fund. Joanne Herman, Jen
November is Transgender Awareness Month, an opportunity to celebrate, honor, and stand up for our transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive (TNG) friends, family, and neighbors as
Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS) Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance The Fenway Institute (TFI), in partnership with
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, Fenway Health marked a significant milestone, hosting the 25th Annual Audre Lorde Cancer Awareness Brunch. This event served as a
Jean McClurken is a licensed independent clinical social worker and licensed addictions counselor. She has held key leadership positions in health systems since 2014, including
Monday, October 9 commemorates Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which is celebrated each year on the second Monday in October. This day honors and celebrates the histories,
September 15 through October 15 marks Latinx Heritage Month – also known as Hispanic Heritage Month – which honors and celebrates the vibrant histories, cultures,
BOSTON, August 29, 2023—The Fenway Health Board of Directors has hired Manny Lopes to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer effective September 2. Lopes served
Jennifer Potter, MD, Director of Fenway’s LGBTQIA+ Population Health Program and Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute, will receive the 2023 Association of American Medical Colleges
August 6 through 12 marks National Health Center Week 2023, a time to celebrate and increase awareness of America’s 1,400 community health centers (CHCs). For over 50
AIDS Walk Boston is now Fenway Health’s LGBTQIA+ fundraiser, Strides for Action! We hope to see many of you on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at 8
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 9th annual Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health:
Fenway Health is pleased to announce the launch of The Kenneth H. Mayer Fellowship at The Fenway Institute. Named after Fenway Health’s Medical Research Director,
Named after Fenway Health’s Medical Research Director, Co-Founder and current Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute, the Kenneth H. Mayer Fellowship provides early stage investigators support
Mark is the Chief of Staff and General Counsel at the Massachusetts Division of Standards, one of the agencies that comprise the Commonwealth’s Office of
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To celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride across the Cape, the Cape Cod Pride Festival will be held July 22, 2023 from 11:00 to 3:00 at the Hyannis
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Community, support, youth
Monday, June 19 marks Juneteenth Independence Day, known more commonly as Juneteenth. This annual observance commemorates the June 19, 1865 abolition of slavery and emancipation
Ellen LaPointe, Chief Executive Officer of Fenway Health, announces today that she is planning to step down from her post. She will remain as CEO
June marks LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the United States and many other countries around the world, with the June 28, 1969 Stonewall Uprising viewed by
Joy Skate Productions welcomes YOU to a celebratory fun-raiser with skating and dancing. Be Here! Be YOU! is a charitable event supporting the LGBTQ+ community,
Fenway Health has appointed The Reverend Amy Whitcomb Slemmer, Esq. our Chief Compliance Officer, as Interim EVP of External Relations. Amy will oversee Fenway’s government
We’re so glad you spotted us at Boston Pride 2023! Now that you’re here, why not check out some of the great LGBTQIA+ health resources
You’re invited to the Fenway Health Optical Shop l.a. Eyeworks Trunk Show! Join us at our Optical Shop, located on the first floor of 1340
BOSTON, March 31, 2023—This week, a United States District Court judge in Texas struck down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring insurance
March 31 marks the annual International Transgender Day of Visibility, a time to celebrate our transgender and gender diverse friends, family, and community members. Founded
Since its inception in 1983, over 1,000 babies have been conceived through Fenway Health’s Alternative Insemination (AI) Program, a first in the country. While AI
BOSTON, March 27, 2023—A paper published in LGBT Health reports on the outcomes of TransECHO, a professional development and training program for primary care teams
BOSTON, MA – The Annual Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast, now in its 33rd year, will return to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
BOSTON, March 20, 2023—A study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that a substantial proportion of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults realized
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BOSTON, February 20, 2023—A research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that differences in health status and health care access between sexual minorities
Boston, February 9, 2023 – Today, Fenway Health announced over $10 million in charitable commitments pledged to the organization in 2022 that will fund nine
February is Black History Month, a time to highlight and celebrate the incredible legacies and achievements of Black communities. While Black history should be taught,
Get updates on eligibility and availability of Flu, COVID, and RSV vaccinations. Learn More By using the Fenway Pharmacy, you’ll receive more coordinated care and
As we close out 2022, we are proud to share some key highlights of The Fenway Institute’s important work this year. We achieved a great
BOSTON, December 16, 2022— A commentary published online in Nature Medicine documents the context, science, and practice of gender-affirming health care over the last century
A Viewpoint published in JAMA Surgery asserts that requiring gender-affirming surgical adult patients to obtain an assessment letter prior to surgery is an unnecessary barrier
See you at the 34th annual Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast! The Annual Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast, now in its 34th year, will return to the
You’re invited to join a first of its kind “train-the trainer” conference in sexual and gender minority health care! Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority
Today is the 34th annual World AIDS Day, a time to honor and remember those we have lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and advocate for
BOSTON, MA, November 16, 2022 – Effective December 1, 2022, Fenway Health will join 12 Massachusetts-based Federally Qualified Health Centers in coordination with the Community
November is Transgender Awareness Month, an opportunity to celebrate, honor, and stand up for our transgender and gender diverse communities. Transgender Awareness Month culminates each
We would like to inform our Fenway Health community that effective November 7, all Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center staff, clients, patients, programs, and services
Dear Fenway Health Patients and Clients, First and foremost, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for being a patient/client. We are grateful
October 11 marks National Coming Out Day, an annual celebration of the courage exhibited by those living openly as LGBTQIA+. It is also an opportunity
Monday, October 10 marks Indigenous Peoples Day, which is celebrated each year on the second Monday in October. This day is a time to honor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 11, 2022—Prospects look brighter today for Boston-area youth and young adults facing homelessness, street involvement, and health challenges, thanks to a million-dollar
When each two-year state legislative session begins, Fenway Health puts out a list of our priorities. These are state bills that align with our mission
BOSTON, October 4, 2022—An editorial published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine asserts that all aspects of gender-affirming care must be informed by and
BOSTON, September 30, 2022—A policy brief published today by The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health offers recommendations to health professionals and policy makers on how
The 37th annual AIDS Walk Boston takes place both in-person and virtually on Sunday, October 2 at DCR’s Carson Beach in South Boston. The site opens at 8:00 am,
BOSTON, September 20, 2022—An “Art of Medicine” perspective published in The Lancet outlines the need for physician-educators, faculty, and medical education systems to support transgender
BOSTON, September 16, 2022—A Viewpoint published in JAMA Pediatrics asserts that the numerous bills filed in 2021 and 2022 seeking to block access to gender-affirming
September 15 through October 15 marks Latinx Heritage Month – also known as Hispanic Heritage Month – which honors and celebrates the vibrant histories, languages,
We are pleased to announce that Sari Reisner, ScD, Affiliated Investigator at The Fenway Institute and Director of Transgender Health Research, has been named a
BOSTON, August 17, 2022—A study published in LGBT Health found a high prevalence of barriers to gender-affirming primary care among transgender and gender diverse (TGD)
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 8th annual Advancing Excellence in
BOSTON, August 3, 2022—A study published today in Pediatrics, using a large national dataset of adolescents in the U.S., provided evidence against the notion that
H. 5090, An Act Expanding Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care, is now law in Massachusetts. It provides critical protections for access to reproductive health
In recent weeks, media reports on monkeypox – a rare pox virus typically carried by rodents in Central and Western Africa – have skyrocketed as
The 2iS Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance (2iS CCTA) has awarded 20 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipient organizations across the United States with up to $190,000 in funding
BOSTON, July 25, 2022—A Perspective essay published July 23, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine provides guidance on how the health care sector
BOSTON, July 22, 2022—A commentary published July 18, 2022 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry cautions clinicians, scientists, and researchers against making assumptions that sexually
As new cases of monkeypox – a rare viral disease similar to smallpox – make headlines locally and globally, Fenway Health would like to strongly
BOSTON, June 24, 2022—Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that elective abortions before a fetus
Mpox (also known as monkeypox), a rare pox virus typically carried by rodents in Central and Western Africa, has been making international headlines recently because
This Sunday, June 19 marks the annual observance of Juneteenth Independence Day. Known more commonly as Juneteenth, this day marks the anniversary of the June
Thank you to everyone who helped make our June 4th Family Friendly Pride Event Fundraiser benefitting the Cape & Islands Transgender Resource Fund such a
Happy Pride Month to our entire Fenway Health community! Here in Boston, there are dozens of ways to celebrate Pride all month long. Here are
Monkeypox, a rare pox virus typically carried by rodents in Central and Western Africa, has been making international headlines recently because of unusual outbreaks Europe,
We are excited to announce that Julie Thompson, PA-C, Fenway Health’s Medical Director of Trans Health, was elected to the USPATH Board of Directors for
Since the early 1990s, Fenway Health’s annual fundraising galas have been cornerstones of the greater Boston LGBTQIA+ community’s social calendar. The Dinner Party, created in
May 17, 2022—On Saturday, 10 people were fatally shot and another three were injured by an 18-year-old white supremacist who livestreamed the massacre on Twitch.
In 2020, Fenway Health committed to becoming an anti-racist organization by working to overcome the racial inequities that exist in the services we provide, the people we reach, and the outcomes
Fenway Health was founded in 1971 on the principle that health care is a right, not a privilege. The leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme
We are excited to announce that Aaron Clark (he/him/his) will join Fenway Health as the Chief Pharmacy Officer and EVP of Business Development on May
BOSTON, April 20, 2022—An article published online today in JAMA Psychiatry offers guidance for clinicians prescribing psychiatric medications with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients.
BOSTON, April 19, 2022—A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association examines methods that pediatric primary care practices can use to
BOSTON, April 14, 2022—A paper published in Academic Medicine documents lessons learned from a pilot sexual and gender minority (SGM) health curriculum offered to clinicians
On March 25, 26, and 27, The Fenway Institute hosted a one-of-a-kind conference titled “Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education: A Train-the-Trainer
You’re invited to join The Fenway Institute on Thursday, March 31 at 5:00 PM as we mark International Transgender Day of Visibility with the launch
Our nation’s health care system continues to deal with a myriad of challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which are complex and will
The senseless attack on Ukraine by Russian military forces continues to cause human suffering and loss of life. Seven hospitals have been destroyed and an
We are pleased to announce that Chris Grasso has been named Fenway Health’s Chief Information Officer. This new position will consolidate leadership over our Information
#TransYouthMatter Raising awareness of the harm caused by anti-trans youth legislation State lawmakers around the country are filing and voting for bills that seek to
Right now, the United States is seeing an unprecedented number of anti-transgender legislation being introduced and signed into law. These hateful bills use disinformation and
Here at Fenway Health, our shared values are the core of our work each and every day. As we continue to implement our Strategic Plan and
BOSTON, February 18, 2021—A viewpoint published today in JAMA Health Forum provides a roadmap for clinicians trying to navigate federal regulations governing nondiscrimination provisions in
BOSTON, MA, February 14, 2022 — Fenway Health announces today that Shari Stier will join the organization as its Chief People Officer. She will assume
Here at Fenway Health, our shared values are the core of our work each and every day. As we continue to implement our Strategic Plan and
February is Black History Month, a time to “formally” celebrate the achievements of Black communities throughout the ages and to honor the legacies of Black
In 2020, Fenway Health committed to becoming an anti-racist organization by working to overcome the racial inequities that exist in the services we provide, the people we reach, and the outcomes we achieve. We established a
Dear Fenway Health Community, So much has changed in just a few short weeks. The rapid emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has again necessitated
